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Tom Cleary, Senior Deputy District Attorney leading a group of new recruits

System Integration & Resource Network (SIRN pronounced Si- Ren)

The SIRN training was borne out of the desire to open lines of communication between police and the people who work within the systems that manage adults, youth, and families involved in the criminal justice system. This partnership between DCJ, police agencies, the District Attorney's office, and various community partners gives newly hired and sworn officers the opportunity to spend several days learning about juvenile and adult community corrections. Officers learn how the parole, probation, and juvenile justice systems operate and creates continued opportunities for the agencies to build rapport, develop relationships, and strategize ways to improve how the system works to promote public safety.

Community partners participating in SIRN:

Our community partners are critical in providing services and positive interactions for youth and families. Their role in SIRN contributes to the development of a variety of community based policing skills, and exposes new officers to the complex social issues they will face in the field.